Nuts & seeds · Classically cited

Sesame seed

Tila·तिल

Also called: til, sesam, gingelly

Warming, oily and building — Charaka ranks Tila among the most nourishing seeds, deeply settling for Vata.

How Sesame seed affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Sesame seed on each dosha
Dosha	Suitability	Notes
Vata	Balancing	Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high.
Pitta	Use sparingly	Can raise Pitta — go easy when Pitta runs high.
Kapha	Use sparingly	Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Sweet, Bitter, Astringent · Potency: Heating (uṣṇa) · Post-digestive: Sweet · Qualities: Heavy, Oily

Heating and heavy: it adds to Pitta and Kapha.

Classically cited. Directly attested in the classical Ayurvedic corpus.